MHS sophomore continues family horse racing tradition

Reporter's Note: This article and photo originally published in the July 20 edition of The Shelbyville News. 

Carson Conrad (right, dark green) and his horse Zig Zag Zoom finish third in the second division of the Two Year Old Filly Pace race Monday morning after leading the race until the final turn.

By Hannah Gunnell

“I wouldn’t want to do anything else.”

Morristown High School sophomore Carson Conrad was the youngest horse driver at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Monday morning.

He and his family standardbred horse, Zig Zag Zoom raced in the second division of the Two Year Old Filly Pace race (as part of the 2021 Indiana Sired Fair Circuit), his third of the season and first time at his home course in Shelbyville. It was the only race he competed in Monday.

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